Originally Posted by
Piltdown Man
We can always count on the Campaign to react 1. After an event. 2. Before they know the facts and 3. In a manner that may have no bearing on the facts. It appears (I don't have the full facts either) the Hunter stoofed due to technique, not a failing in the aircraft itself. Whilst paperwork and "quality" have their place in aviation, it is what the components did on the day that matters. Here they performed as intended; as old and knackered as they were. Therefore, in a cloud of brown smoke and
PR, the CAA have fixed a problem that doesn't need fixing and failed to fix the one that does. If nothing else, the CAA are reliably unreliable.
PM
Think you need to refrain from stating it was a technique not a failing in the aircraft itself. The AAIB have not published a full or even a more detailed report on the aircraft itself. They have merely highlighted some issues with the paperwork and maintenance and also the conduct and procedures of that particular airshow, that need immediate review. The actual report into the aircraft itself or the pilots planned routine has not been published.
As stated before, the aircraft should not have been issued with a PtF due to the out of date seat cartridges and possible engine MPD, regardless that these may not have contributed to the accident. If the paperwork hadn't been fudged then the aircraft wouldn't have been taking part and therefore wouldn't have crashed.
If you look at Rainbow Aviation the aircraft was for sale and clearly stated that a Major service was due Jan2012, presumably this was carried out by the previous MO (as the aircraft wasn't sold until Jul12) then the engine MPD would have expired Jan14 not Dec14 as stated. If the MPD expired Dec14 then the MPD must have been done Jan13 but it was with the new MO at this time, who were not approved to carry out the MPD. So looking at the dates its a bit odd. Same with the cartridges as these presumably were replaced in Jan11 or later (depending on manufacturing dates) as the advert for sale states expiry Jan13. Are these the only things that have been 'overlooked' too.